How to Use sump in a Sentence

sump

noun
  • The auto industry’s epochs don’t shift like gears so much as blend like sump oil.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 17 May 2021
  • Sewage ejection sumps are future headaches, in my opinion.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • Trigui kicked open the cabin door and walked over to the sump, where mud pumped up from the drill face was pooling.
    — William Ralston, Wired, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Without gravity, the oil doesn’t drip back to the sump and the reservoir runs dry.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2021
  • On the south end of the sump, conditions are a little more concerning.
    — Herald and News, oregonlive, 15 June 2021
  • Ensure that your sump pumps are working and that their batteries are fully charged.
    — Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Others show holes in netting around sump ponds meant to keep out wildlife and birds attracted by the shiny, sticky pools.
    — Janet Wilson, ProPublica, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Breathable concrete was laid as the base, allowing water to seep through and be sucked up by sumps.
    — Tod Leonard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 10 Oct. 2017
  • The water seeps from the lake through cracks in the rock and is routed to drains and a sump, then pumped to the river below the dam.
    — AZCentral.com, 27 May 2021
  • The water seeps from the lake through cracks in the rock and is routed to drains and a sump, then pumped to the river below the dam.
    — Sophia Eppolito, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2021
  • Permanent wood foundations should have a wood sump crock that is completely open at the bottom.
    — Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Some sump pumps are water powered, while others work on electricity.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Water trickled down the gutter on both sides of the street, fed by basement sump pumps trying to get floodwater out of homes.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Check sump pumps regularly during spring and heavy rains, and replace them as needed to avoid a water backup.
    — Nicole Haase, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2022
  • The sewage would then be ground up by a pump inside the sump and lifted up 8 feet or so to dump into the elevated building drain.
    — Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 9 May 2026
  • The oil appears leaked from a sump, or drain area, and moved beneath snow before reaching the water, authorities have said.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Apr. 2020
  • And there’s plenty of front-end protection, with massive guards for the front of the engine and sump, as well as a disc guard and hand guards—all standard.
    — Peter Jackson, Robb Report, 7 Dec. 2021
  • If the downspouts or sump pumps drain into an underground system, re-direct them to drain to the ground surface when feasible.
    — Reuben Saltzman, Star Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
  • The Fox Lake seeped in, despite a new sump pit Evanson had jackhammered through the concrete floor slab.
    — Robert McCoppin, McHenry County, 21 July 2017
  • The inspections, to be conducted by the public works staff, will include checks of downspouts, clean outs, sump pumps and laterals.
    — Bill Jones, chicagotribune.com, 20 Dec. 2020
  • As evacuees returned home for another round of sump pumps and mold, Coleman considered her options.
    — Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
  • Over the years, Carlson worked with a regional team on public awareness campaigns about grass clippings, leaf litter, salt runoff and sump pumps.
    — Katie Galioto, Star Tribune, 29 July 2020
  • The Corvette gets a dry sump oiling system that's better for the track, while the ZL1 uses a tried and true wet sump design.
    — Fox News Staff, Fox News, 3 July 2022
  • When the air pocket ran out, Graham used her legs as antennae, probing her feet around the pitch-black sump to feel for the next pocket of buoyancy ahead of her.
    — Joshua Hydeman, National Geographic, 7 June 2018
  • The company will also implement a leak detection and repair program for its waste and product tanks and close a wastewater sump, the release says.
    — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, 12 Sep. 2019
  • While this oil circulates through the system, most of it accumulates in a sump at the bottom of the fridge outside of the compressor, thanks to gravity.
    — Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2021
  • But the project would have been costly, especially considering the fact that most of the Klamath Project’s tailwater ends up in the sump and would have to be diverted.
    — Herald and News, oregonlive, 15 June 2021
  • It’s based on the mill found in the 330 GT and comes equipped with a dry oil sump, dual ignition, three valves per cylinder instead of four, and twin sparkplugs per cylinder.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 May 2023
  • It was upgraded with a lightweight OHV aluminum head, dual Weber carburetors and a dry-sump oil system.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The engine also runs a dry sump system, with the oil tank mounted on top freeing up space, reducing complexity, and keeping things accessible for whoever ends up maintaining this beast.
    — New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025

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